Stepping Back in Time: Ey Up Elsie Review
Review of the Ey Up Elsie Series from Yorkshire Festival of Story 2020. Reviewed by Gill O’Donnell for The Craven Herald and Pioneer. Watching this I felt as if I had stepped back in time, not just to the “never, never time” suggested by Elsie’s costume but also back into my own childhood. Poppy Avison […]
Delving into Storytelling
Refreshing, unexpected and surprising. This is how it felt to be working with Young Reporters this year to produce Settle Stories blog. 7 Young Reporters between the ages of 12-19 who live across North Yorkshire helped create new pieces for our blog to promote Yorkshire Festival of Story 2020. These budding reporters are passionate about […]
Breaking down barriers and blurring boundaries with Ben Okri
Blog written by Sarah Bennett We are both very excited and incredibly lucky to have Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri OBE with us, speaking live about his popular collection of short stories- Prayer for the Living at Yorkshire Festival of Story this month. Ben’s work is not only widely-acclaimed but grapples with the very nature […]